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By Jordan Davis Dakar 30 September 2006 Alioune Kamara the head of Senegal's office of veterans and war victims, stand in front of his office building at Dakar, Senegal, Sept. 26, 2006 Tens of thousands of veterans of France's colonial army will soo
By Phuong Tran Fatick, Senegal 18 December 2006 Anta Mbow, left, and Gueye Ndao Seck make couscous by hand, in Thiaroye, Senegal, 17 Sept 2006 Young rural women in Africa face harsh circumstances, as they prepare for adulthood. In this first part of
By Patricia Nunan New Delhi 19 January 2006 Security forces patrol the streets of Katmandu Nepalese authorities have rounded up more than 70 activists and cut off cell phone communications in the coun
By Bill Rodgers Washington, DC 10 May 2006 watch Iran Nuclear report The permanent members of the U.N. Security Council have so far failed to agree on how to enforce a draft resolution that would call
By Jela De Franceschi Washington 12 July 2007 Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are rapidly growing all over the world. Many are dedicated to alleviating humanitarian, social and educational problems of the less fortunate in society. In Focus, VO
By Amberin Zaman Istanbul 05 May 2007 Thousands of Turks held anti-government demonstrations Saturday. The rallies in defense of Turkey's secular system come ahead of a key vote in the Turkish parliament to elect a new president. As Amberin Zaman rep
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles, CA 05 July 2007 Butterflies, with their colorful wings and intricate patterns, may be the world's most popular insects. At the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, visitors can see a close-up view of the flyi
By David Gollust State Department 27 September 2006 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday Sudanese authorities will be held responsible and bear the consequences if they continue undermining efforts to reinforce peacekeeping operations
By Phil Mercer Sydney 31 August 2007 More than 5,000 police officers and troops will be deployed throughout Australia's biggest city, Sydney, for next month's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. It is the biggest security operation Austr
By Patricia Nunan Kathmandu 21 April 2006 Following days of anti-monarchy protests, Nepal's King Gyanendra has called upon opposition parties to appoint a new prime minister, who will head an interim
By Michael Bowman Washington 27 May 2008 A private U.S.-based philanthropic group has announced it will spend more than half a billion dollars to fund groundbreaking medical research in a multitude of fields. From Washington, VOA's Michael Bowman rep
Three European scientists who discovered the viruses behind AIDS and cervical cancer shared this year's Nobel prize for medicine. Lisa Bryant has more on the prestigious award for VOA from Paris. French scientists Luc Montagnier (file photo) The Nob
By Patricia Nunan New Delhi 14 April 2006 Nepal's opposition parties have rejected a call by King Gyanendra to hold talks, because, they say, he must first restore democratic freedoms. The king made h
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 02 April 2007 Israel is observing the biblical holiday of Passover under tight security. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the holiday brings ancient traditions together with the complex realities of a m
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 12 April 2006 Israelis are celebrating the weeklong biblical holiday of Passover under tight security. Ultra-Orthodox Jews, some in prayer, gather around a fire as they burn
By Selah Hennessy Dakar 11 June 2007 Senegalese filmmaker Ousmane Sembene is being buried in Dakar as praise is being showered from across the world on his career. Selah Hennessy reports from Dakar his death at the age of 84 also leaves a void, revea
By Phuong Tran Dakar 12 February 2007 Africa's porous borders and location have made it an attractive destination for drug traffickers. Health and government officials worry how this trend affects the growing rate of HIV infection on the continent.
International aid agencies are expressing concern about the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan, noting that problems have spread to previously stable areas and attacks on aid agencies and their staff are on the increase. Tendai Maphosa
U.S. officials say President Barack Obama will press Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari this week to continue a military drive against Taliban insurgents to prevent a situation in which extremists might threaten that country's stability and nuclea
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